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- Special Announcement by DFA Executive Committee. (Posted Feb 6, 2012) Members Only. Click here. (Posted Feb 6, 2012)
- Read the new bulletin about how the DFA proposed to open discussions with the Administration about pensions and compensation, and the response received from the Board’s bargaining team. Members only. Click here (Posted Feb 6, 2012)
- Read the new bulletin about the first day of conciliation. Members Only. Click here (Feb 2, 2012)
- The Dalhousie Gazette published an article about faculty “strike rumours” but failed to identify a faculty member who did not want to strike as the spouse of the AVP of Human Resources who is on the the negotiating team. DFA staff jumped on that oversight, and the connection was added to the article. There are other errors, but context is everything. Read the updated article here (Feb 2, 2012)
- GENERAL MEETING for Bargaining Unit Members ONLY has been rescheduled in order to accommodate a large number of Members. The Chief Negotiator will report on the status of progress after two full days of conciliation. It will be Monday, February 13, 2012, from 7- 8:30 p.m., Ondaatje Hall, Marion McCain Arts & Social Sciences Bldg, 6135 University Avenue. (Posted Jan 31, 2012)
- An Job Actions Bulletin and a Primer on Conciliation has been posted to the members-only section, under “Members.”
AGENDA
1. Report from DFA Chief Negotiator
- The Dalhousie Faculty Association Executive Committee voted unanimously to support the Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action Feb 1, 2012, to ask governments to restore university funding, reduce tuition fees , and drop student debt. Further , the Executive Committee Members urges members to allow students to miss classes to attend the rally without penalty, if possible. For information on the Day of Action, as well as posters and literature can be found at: http://cfs-ns.ca/index.php?section_id=57
- Read the new President’s Column (Jan 25, 2012) giving an update on conciliation.
- Read the new DFA brief (Jan 19, 2012) to the Province asking that solvency relief be severed from the requirement to convert to a Jointly Sponsored Pension Plan. Included is information about the Ontario University presidents who asked the Ontario government to treat universities in a class all their own because of their unique qualities during their petition in Ontario. Click here to read our brief.
- Comments on pension regulations can be made to the government until Jan 31, 2012. For more information go here. If you send a brief, consider sharing with the DFA.
- Check out the news page for coverage of the Nova Scotia Association of University Teachers contrasting cuts to education funding and increases in tuition with administrative salaries. Click here
- Minutes from the December 16 Executive Committee meeting are posted. (Jan 19)
- President’s Column Welcome to 2012? Click here. (Posted Jan 4, 2012)
- New Blog: Harmonizing Parental and Adoptive Leaves: Click here. (To comment, you must be a member, sign in and go through the blog posting on the left.)
- The new negotiating bulletin laying out the reasons to ask for a conciliator (Members only): Click here. A press release on the subject. Click here.
- A video from the presentations on campus has been posted to the collective bargaining page. Click here. (Posted Dec. 12)
- A new negotiation bulletin has been posted. Click here. A sample letter to an MLA about pension solvency. Click here. (Posted Dec 12)
- DFA President Anthony Stewart and Member Faye Woodman, who represents the DFA on the Pension Advisory Committee, appeared before the Law Amendments Committee of the Legislature Dec 1, to ask that universities be exempt from the solvency test. Read the brief, here. (Uploaded Dec 4). Read Chronicle Herald Article here
- CAUT presentation on third-party email: the downside of the cloud: Click here.
- Follow Dal Faculty Association Twitter Account for DFA Bargaining Unit Members only by clicking, Follow @Dal_Faculty_A (Established Nov 4)
